UBC Entrepreneurs and the Climate Emergency
The Climate Venture Studio at entrepreneurship@UBC is for UBC researchers, scientists and founders working on scientific or technological innovations, or disruptions that tackle a widespread climate issue.
Join us for a panel discussion on Thursday, February 15 from 2:30-4 pm, featuring entrepreneurship@UBC founders on their process of bringing climate research to industry, and developing innovations at UBC.
Followed by Q&A and a networking session.
Agenda:
2:30pm - Introductions
2:35pm - Panel Discussion
3:20pm - Q&A
3:30 - Networking
4pm - END
About the speakers
Alexander Dungate, Co-Founder, OnDeck Fisheries AI
Abhiudai Mishra, Co-Founder, Mosa
Omar Mawji, Venture Partner, B.C. Centre for Innovation & Clean Energy (CICE)
Macarena Cataldo, Co-Founder and CEO, Viridis
Anastasia Kiku, Co-Founder, Reusables.com
Where is it located? CIRS BC Hydro Theatre (2260 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4)
About entrepreneurship@UBC
entrepreneurship@UBC provides UBC students, researchers, faculty members, alumni and staff with the resources, networks, and funding they need to succeed. As one of the world’s top 40 research universities with 80,000 students, faculty and staff and over $730 million in annual research funding, UBC has long been a catalyst for innovation. Part of the Innovation UBC network, entrepreneurship@UBC supports UBC ventures and entrepreneurs to generate social and economic impacts in B.C. and around the world.
To date, entrepreneurship@UBC has worked with over 700 ventures who have raised more than $1.83 billion in funding, generated more than $739 million in revenue and hired more than 1800 employees, stimulating the economic and social landscape of B.C. while building anchor companies that have global impact.
Visit our website entrepreneurship.ubc.ca to learn more